“No story has power, nor will it last, unless we feel in ourselves that it is true and true of us.” John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Welcome to my homepage. Here you will find links to my classes, clubs, and various information. This site is a work in progress and, as such, will be continually evolving.

Just a little about myself…I came to the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina from Greensboro 30 years ago for college and the mountains have captivated me since then. I’ve been teaching English at Pisgah High School since 1994.

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Favorite Quotations

"I eat stories like grapes!" --from East of Eden, John Steinbeck

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." -from Hamlet, William Shakespeare

"I guess this personal hide-and-seek is not unusual. And some people are 'it' all their lives--hopelessly 'it.'"
--from East of Eden, John Steinbeck

"Language describes reality, and also shapes it. What you don't have words for you do not own or understand." -Noam Shpancer

"The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places. But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater."
-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings